S. 45 :Capital gains – Accrual -Protective assessment – Rule of consistency – Department not bound by rule of consistency – Lease- Completion of transfer with vesting of land in the Government essentially correlates with taking over of possession of the land under acquisition by the Government- However, where possession is taken over before arriving of the relevant stage for such taking over, capital gains shall be deemed to have accrued upon arrival of the relevant stage and not before.- To be more specific, in such cases, capital gains shall be deemed to have accrued: (a) upon making of the award, in the case of ordinary acquisition referable to Section 16; and (b) after expiration of fifteen days from the publication of the notice mentioned in Section 9 (1), in the case of urgency acquisition under Section 17 [ Land Acquisition Act, 1984 , S ,4,6 ,16 ,17,Transfer of Property Act, 1882, . 108(q), 111(a), 116 ]
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